Health Promoter Job Opportunity [Western Cape] x 2 Vacancies

Job Ref: BUl G6/2014 Post: 19

Core Title: Health Associated Sciences and Support Personnel

Institution: Post A: Inzame Zabantu Community Health Centre, Post B: Heideveld Community Health Centre (Chief Directorate: Metro District Health Services)

Service benefits:

13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance.

 

Requirements
Minimum educational qualification:

Senior Certificate (or equivalent).

 

Experience:

Appropriate experience in community health projects.
Inherent requirement of the job:

Valid Code B/EB driver’s licence.
Competencies (knowledge/skills):

Good verbal and written communication skills in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.
Computer literacy.
Knowledge of project planning and management.
Duties (key result areas/outputs):

Render a high standard of health education and support service to clients.
Plan and implement health projects in facilities, schools, and communities to meet health objectives.
Liaise with community’s health co-ordinating structures, departments, local government and other stakeholders to promote integrated approach to health care.
An efficient support service to the Health Facility Manager with respect to the adaptation of broad departmental policy to conform to the health educational/promotional needs of patients and the surrounding community.
Monitor, evaluate, develop and implement service delivery programmes.
Ensure effective and efficient utilisation of all available resources.
Ensure a purposeful integration of health education and promotion service provision with services provided (health facility, stakeholders and other community based services).

 

Instruction to Applicants:

Z.83 forms (obtainable from any Government department or www.westerncape.gov.za) must:

Be completed in full, clearly reflect the name of the position, name and date of the publication (candidates may use this as reference), be signed, accompanied by a comprehensive CV, the names of three referees, and certified copies of ID, driver’s licence and qualification/s.
A separate application form must be completed for each post.
Applications without the afore-mentioned will not be considered.
Applications must be forwarded to the address as indicated on the advertisement.
No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.
CV’s will not be returned.
Excess personnel will receive preference.
Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not received a response from the Department within three months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.

As directed by the Department of Public Service & Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment.

Circular H8/2004 dated 8 February 2004 contains complete details regarding the revised non-pensionable recruitment allowance (rural allowance) for certain categories of Health personnel.

Candidates must refer to this Bulletin and the date thereof. The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Disabled candidates are encouraged to apply and an indication in this regard will be appreciated.

Please note that any job applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. All job applications, including Z83 forms, CVs and certified documents, must be posted or delivered by hand to the address listed in each advertisement.

N.B: Applications, which are received after the closing date, will not be considered.

Note: This post was also advertised in the People’s Post 11/2/2014, Athlone News 12/2/2014, Vukani 13/2/2014

Salary R 96 363 per annum
Salary Level Level 4
Applications To
Post A: The Facility Manager
Inzame Zabantu Community Health Centre
Msingezane Street
Phillipi
7785

(For the attention of: Ms B Nunu)

Post B: The Facility Manager
Heideveld Community Health Centre
Heideveld Road
Heideveld
Athlone
7764
(For the attention of: Ms A Abrahams

Closing Date 7 March 2014
Enquiries
Post A: Ms B Nunu
Tel: (021) 374-6063
Post B: Ms A Abrahams
Tel: (021) 637-6686